Beverly McIver

Accomplished, charismatic painter Beverly Mciver fulfills her promise to take care of her mentally handicapped sister, Renee, when their mother Ethel dies. For more info, see www.raising-renee.com

Biography

Beverly McIver was born in Greensboro, NC and received a BA in Painting and Drawing from North Carolina Central University and a MFA in Painting and Drawing from Pennsylvania State University. In 2007 she received an Honorary Doctorate from North Carolina Central University and has been a Professor of Art there since the same year. The artist lives and works in Durham, NC.

Publications

News

Beverly McIver a Le Murate

Black History Month in Florence

Beverly McIver, a Le Murate. Progetti Arte Contemporanea l’incontro con l’artista afroamericana “impegnata”Beverly McIver is widely acknowledged as a significant presence in contemporary American art,and has charted a new direction as an African American female artist. She is committed to producing art that examines racial, gender, social identity, and occupational identity.

American Academy in Rome - Beverly McIver

Art professor wins prestigious honor from American Academy in Rome

May 20, 2017

Art professor Beverly McIver is the 2017-18 winner of the Joseph H. Hazen Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome.

McIver, a contemporary American artist, is the Esbenshade Professor of the Practice in Duke's Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies. She is among a group of talented Italian and American artists, scholars, writers and composers to be honored by the academy.

Duke Chronicle

Prof. Bev McIver on Painting, Family and Fragility.

June 15, 2015

There's a clandestine beauty hidden behind the faces of people in our lives. Each individual's thoughts, worries, aspirations, state of being radiate what it means to human, and how as humans we struggle to communicate these thoughts and manifest their sentiments in reality. Professor Beverly McIver captures such nuances of humanity through her paintings. What do you think?

McIver, Esbenshade Professor of the Practice in Studio Arts in Duke's Art History and Visual Studies department, just finished teaching her first semester at Duke. She has gathered accolades including being named as one of the 2011's "Top Ten in Painting" by Art in America and has had her work reviewed by the New York Times. She was featured in an HBO documentary entitled "Raising Renee," which chronicles her experiences taking care of her older sister, who has a mental disability, as McIver's art career grew. The Chronicle spoke with Professor McIver to discuss her artistic inspiration, her experience at Duke and her recent trip to Cuba.

Selected Press

Feel The Paint And The EmotionMay 2016

New York City's Betty Cunningham Gallery will open the first show of its 2016 fall season right after Labor Day. The artist: Beverly McIver.

Bevery McIver is a powerful force in contemporary American art. She applies an impasto of primary oil colors onto canvas to vividly express the emotions of her portrait subjects. Often it is the face of a family member, friend or herself that McIver paints to explore the human psychological struggle for racial and gender identity. Her work has been reviewed by the New York Times, and in 2011, Art in America magazine recognized her as one of the "Top Ten in Painting".